The Hermit’s Lamp Podcast - A place for witches, hermits, mystics, healers, and seekers

EP17 Have Cards Will Travel – An interview with Bill Tarot

Bill and I talk about the fun and adventure of reading for people in different settings and from different backgrounds or cultures. We also talk about his new tool – The Dynamic Spreads Deck and how it can help people learn how to ask better questions with the cards.

Find Bill on FB here. And you can find his Dynamic Spreads Deck Here.

Andrew McGregor

“India” image by Jai Kapoor.

EP16 Culture, Spirits, and Initiations – An Interview with Mellissae Lucia

A while back Mellissae contacted me to talk about a dream she had with me in it. This piqued my interest. I had already seen her wonderful deck so I reached out to see what else she was up to. In this interview we talk about culture, appropriation and the call of the spirits.

You can find Mellissae Lucia on her website. And you can find her Oracle of Initiation here.  

Andrew McGregor

“Offerings” image by Wonderlane.

EP15 Post #200! – An Interview with Andrew McGregor (me)

11 Years as a reader – 200 blog posts – What have I learned?

In this episode I turn the table and get my partner to interview me about my journey as a reader. We talk about what I have learned along the way. What our kids relationships to the cards are like. How podcasting has influenced my journey. And a bunch of other great stuff.

A few things we talked about in the podcast.
My deck – Tarot Waiting to Happen
Class recordings
Reading for yourself – upcoming class
Bruce Small – who I learned peer counselling from.

Andrew McGregor

“Flying cards” image by MF Hanlon McGregor.

EP14 Oedipus, genealogy, & Magic – An Interview with Christophe Carrozza

What is new in the realm of the self?

Christophe and I talk about the power of genealogy and family history in shaping our personalities. We discuss the ways in which we can open ourselves up to change through the art of psychomagic. This interview really gets into the ideas around how much we are in control of ourselves and our lives. It is hopeful, a bit wild, and a lot of fun.

Just a heads up this instalment might be a bit intense for some people. Nothing graphic or explicit but our conversation about the Oedipal complex might put some people off.If you’d like to hangout with Christophe online you can find him at on Facebook. (click here)

Andrew McGregor

“Family History” image by Jon Phillips.

EP13 Poetry, Magic, & Ice Cream – An Interview with Enrique Enriquez

What kind of ice cream does the Emperor like?

In this interview Enrique and I talk about the absurdity of life. The way in which poetry and magic can bring change and transformation to a person’s life. We talk about the great joys of ice cream. This interview might feel at times like it strays far from reading the cards but I guarantee it will add a lot to your practice.

If you have questions that you’d like to ask just pose your question and jump to a spot at random in the recording. I used the audiomancy encoding for maximum accuracy with this technique.

If you’d like to hangout with Enrique you can find him at the corner of EE St. and FB St (click here)

Andrew McGregor

“Keys” image by Lainey Powell.

EP12 Community, Cards, & Art – An Interview with Carrie Paris

Carrie Paris and I talk about making art. Carrie has some amazing practices around making custom art and mandalas for her clients. The conversation weaves in and out of what it like to live as an artist, reader and maker of magic.

If you enjoyed this please check out carrierparis.com to find out more about Carrie and top shop for her wonderful creations.

Andrew McGregor

“Magpie Oracle” image by Carrie Paris.

 

EP11 Folk Magic and Card Reading with Camelia Elias

Camelia and I talk about folks magic. What it is like to grow up with card readers around. We even reveal the most important and powerful secret of folk magic – its practical down to earth nature.

We also talked about The Magiculum a collection of writings on magic.

If you enjoyed this podcast I’d suggest you go find Camelia at her TarotFlexions website here.

Andrew McGregor

“Match” image by Markus Grossalber. Used under Creative Commons License.

 

EP10 Kindness, Compassion, & Tarot with Theresa Reed

 

 

 

In this interview Theresa Reed and I talk about how to live with kindness. From the web to raising kids we share some thoughts and tools from our own journey trying to make the world a nicer place. And yes we talk about how bonkers emotions can make us.

If you like what you hear go check out Theresa’s great website and blog over at thetarotlady.com.

Andrew McGregor

“Kindness” image by Jennifer. Used under Creative Commons License.

 

EP09 Choice, Gender, and Tarot – An interview with Gail Fairfield

In this interview Gail and I talk about gender, the court cards, choice, learning tarot in the 70’s and much more.

An interview with Gail Fairfield. To download this file please right click the link and chose “save” on a PC, or option + click on a MAC or get it through iTunes here.

If you’d like to get in touch with Gail you can send her an email by clicking here.

Thanks for listening. 
Andrew McGregor

“Tree” image by Forest Wanderer used under Creative Commons License.

EP08 Old School Tarot – An interview with Yoav Ben-Dov

Old School Tarot – An interview with Yoav Ben-Dov

In this interview Yoav and I talk about magic, the tarot, psychology and the wonderful Marseille tarot. If you are not a fan of the older decks perhaps this conversation will encourage you to give the a second look.

An interview with Yoav Ben-Dov To download this file please right click the link and chose “save” on a PC, or option + click on a MAC or get it through iTunes here.

Please go and check out what Yoav is up to on his website. You can also get both Yoav’s deck and book at the Lamp online or in person in Toronto.

Thanks for listening. 
Andrew McGregor